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Ch. 2. ditinct titles were introduced for each chapter. After this, one of the members is directed to carry it to the lords, and deire their concurrence; who, attended by everal more, carries it to the bar of the houe of peers, and there delivers it to their peaker, who comes down from his woolack to receive it.

there paes through the ame forms as in the other houe, (except engroing, which is already done) and, if rejected, no more notice is taken, but it paes , to prevent unbecoming altercations. But if it is agreed to, the lords end a meage by two maters in chancery (or ometimes two of the judges) that they have agreed to the ame: and the bill remains with the lords, if they have made no amendment to it. But if any amendments are made, uch amendments are ent down with the bill to receive the concurrence of the commons. If the commons diagree to the amendments, a conference uually follows between members deputed from each houe; who for the mot part ettle and adjut the difference: but, if both houes remain inflexible, the bill is dropped. If the commons agree to the amendments, the bill is ent back to the lords by one of the members, with a meage to acquaint them therewith. The ame forms are oberved, , when the bill begins in the houe of lords. But, when an act of grace or pardon is paed, it is firt igned by his majety, and then read once only in each of the houes, without any new engroing or amendment. And when both houes have done with any bill, it always is depoited in the houe of peers, to wait the royal aent; except in the cae of a money-bill, which after receiving the concurrence of the lords is ent back to the houe of commons.

royal aent may be given two ways: 1.&ensp;In peron; when the king comes to the houe of peers, in his crown and royal robes, and ending for the commons to the bar, the titles of all the bills that have paed both houes are read; and the king’s